Best Lorawan Podcasts (2025)

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Meshtastic vs. LoRaWAN: Choosing the Right Tool at Scale - Matthew Patrick 24:15

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6d ago24:15

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Dr. Matthew Patrick, physicist, data scientist, and Helium ecosystem contributor, talks about why Meshtastic and LoRaWAN are often misunderstood as competing technologies—and why that framing misses the point. Drawing from his work in space physics, high-altitude ballooning, and large-scale LoRaWAN deployments, Matthew explains how similar radio ha…

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LI_S02E53_Xmas_and_New_Year

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As 'tis the season, we have a combined Xmas and New Year's episode for you. And what a blast this is! The usual suspects will make an appearance - all those characters which you have known for years and probably already taken a shine to. Yes, this does include the Grumpies (the Grumpy Old Coders) for the uninitiated, our beloved countess Vladessa a…

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Nordic Semiconductor nRF54L, Duke Nukem 3d on an Arduino Nano Matter, Open Source Touch eReader! 25:57

9d ago25:57

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This week's Electromaker Show is now available on YouTube and everywhere you get your podcasts! Welcome to the Electromaker Show episode 173! Somehow Nordic Semiconductor made the nRF54L series twice as fast as the nRF52, but use less power. We talk about this, and the nRF Connect VSCode plugin, along with Duke Nukem 3D running on an Arduino Nano M…

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LI_S02E52_Knoppix

15d ago

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In this episode Martin and Chris talk to Klaus Knopper of Knoppix fame. For the few listeners who do not know what Knoppix is: Just listen to the episode (hint: it's one of the oldest life distros on the planet). Plus more on Linux for handicapped users. And the challenges of maintaining a distro and how to overcome them (watch out for the magic co…

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Designing in Parallel: Hardware, RF, and business - Gavin Brown 18:08

15d ago18:08

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Gavin Brown, VP of Strategic Growth and Design Partner at RAKwireless, talks about how solid industrial design and RF engineering turn LoRaWAN from a promising idea into reliable, large-scale deployments. With a background in industrial design and product development, he explains how RAK’s core pillars—gateways, modules, and supporting services—giv…

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Game on: How rock, paper, scissors became the future of factory quality control - We talk IoT #76 27:57

20d ago27:57

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In this episode, we explore how accessible AI vision technology has become - and the surprising challenges that come with it. Luke Walsh from Brainboxes built an AI rock, paper, scissors game using open-source software and hardware costing under £1,000. The playful demo masks serious industrial applications: from catching defects in car seat stitch…

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From Prototype to Planet-Scale 21:44

22d ago21:44

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Violet Su, Business Development Manager at Seeed Studio, talks about how Seeed turns emerging technologies into practical LoRaWAN-ready solutions for industries, communities, and creators. She explains how the company bridges sensors, connectivity, and edge AI into a full stack that lowers friction for real-world deployments. Violet describes Seeed…

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On the floor of Maker Faire Shenzhen, Neuton.AI on Nordic hardware, Win a HuskyLens2! 24:37

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This week's Electromaker Show is now available on YouTube and everywhere you get your podcasts! Welcome to the Electromaker Show episode 172! The Electromaker Show is back with news from our trip to Maker Faire Shenzhen, Nordic and Neuton.AI's merging and what it means for edgeAI, and our Product of the Week: The HuskyLens2! Tune in for the latest …

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LI_S02E51_Podcasts

29d ago

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This episode introduces a somewhat brand-new concept: an off-topic subject. As in: How to excel in the beautiful and ancient art of Origami (the Japanese fine art of paper folding, going back a few centuries if not more). Still reading? Excellent! Jokes aside, in this episode Martin and Chris will shed more light on one of their dark sides of their…

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AI-Native Toolchains with Thomas Froment - Eclipse Foundation 20:50

30d ago20:50

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Thomas Froment, Program Manager for Development Tools at the Eclipse Foundation, talks about how AI-native, vendor-neutral tooling is transforming the way IoT and LoRaWAN developers build, test, and ship products. In this episode, he explains what Eclipse Theia is, why it matters, and how open-source toolchains give companies more control, privacy,…

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Billion-parameter brains in pocket-sized chips: The local AI revolution - We talk IoT #75 36:07

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In this episode, we explore how engineers are embedding powerful AI directly into hardware – no cloud connection required. Michaël Uyttersprot from Avnet Silica and Cedric Vincent from Tria Technologies reveal how they run ChatGPT-quality language models on resource-constrained embedded devices. What once demanded data centre infrastructure now fit…

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Build For Your School - Jan-Ole Giebel 20:07

1M ago20:07

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Jan-Ole Giebel, founder of J-O. Technik, talks about his rapid journey from early IoT tinkering to building practical LoRaWAN systems for schools and organizations. Beginning with ESP32 sensor experiments in middle school, he quickly ran into the limitations of school Wi-Fi and discovered LoRa—first as simple peer-to-peer radio, then as a full LoRa…

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LI_S02E50_LoRaWan_and_friends

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The focus of this episode is Long Range WAN (also affectionately known as LoRaWAN. For those few people in the audience that don't have a clue: Just listen to episode - all will be revealed! Clue: it does have to do with that dreaded thing called the Internet of Things (and much much more). So stay tuned for the details! Plus bonus content: Martin …

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Go Figure It Out - Dr. Simon Bunjamin 26:26

2M ago26:26

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Dr. Simon Bunjamin, Project Manager for LoRaWAN and Smart City initiatives at NEW (Niederrhein Energie und Wasser GmbH) AG, talks about how a traditional public utility in western Germany transformed itself into a digital innovator by embracing LoRaWAN. He explains how the journey began with a single project and evolved into one of the most advance…

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The Next Generation - Tom Krüger - German & English Version 44:53

2M ago44:53

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A special edition in both German and English, hosted by my friend and former guest, Robert Bogs. Tom Krüger, founder and CEO of TJK Solutions, talks about transforming a small German lakeside community into one of Europe’s most forward-thinking LoRaWAN regions. At just 20 years old, Tom has turned his early curiosity about wireless weather sensors …

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Legacy meets innovation: How Safesquare saves 30-year-old building automation - We talk IoT #74 28:28

2M ago28:28

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In this episode, we explore a hidden crisis affecting thousands of buildings worldwide with Martin Mentzel, CEO of the German company Safesquare. For thirty years, Local Operating Network (LON) technology has quietly powered building automation systems in hospitals, office buildings, and transport infrastructure. Now, critical components face end-o…

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LI_S02E49_Halloween_2025

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In this scary Halloween episode, Martin and Chris touch on a horrible subject indeed: a 100+ years o life experience. Be prepared for the dreadful details of more than a century of combined wisdom (really?). And, yes, FLOSS maybe involved. Plus: More from another dark side: our beloved Tech Support makes an appearance once again and helps a certain…

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Scaling IoT from Rhinos to Rockets: How LoRaWAN Powers 125 Million Connected Devices - We talk IoT #73 35:46

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In this episode, we explore the remarkable growth of LoRaWAN with Alper Yegin, CEO of the LoRa Alliance. This non-profit consortium has spent a decade building the world's most successful long-range, low-power network standard outside China. With 350 members, including Amazon, Comcast, Verizon, and Airbus, the Alliance has created technology that n…

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LI_S02E48_GNU_Taler

2M ago

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The focus of this episode is Gnu Taler, an answer to the questions that Diem, various crypto currency shenanigans and other attempts at world domination via money pose to wider audience. Martin and Chris discuss the ins and outs of this approach with two of the main people behind the project, Christian Grothoff and Leo Wittman. So if you ever wante…

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LI_S02E47_Tied_up_and_shackled

3M ago

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Tied up, shackled and then some: In contrast what you may be thinking after this intro, in this episode Martin and Chris take a closer look at an obscure concept known not only in esoteric circles as the software supply chain (chain being the keyword here). Once only appreciated by the inner circle of a small group of level-eight magicians, this co…

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Beyond the kettle: How Heatle boils down IoT efficiency into business value - We talk IoT #72 37:41

3M ago37:41

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In this episode, we explore the future of kitchen efficiency with David Riding from Heatle, a Berlin-based startup revolutionising how we heat liquids through smart induction technology. Heatle has developed an innovative smart heating system that uses magnetic induction and IoT connectivity to heat liquids directly in their containers, promising e…

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LI_S02E46_Brian_Proffitt

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In this episode Martin and Chris are joined by no other than Brian Proffitt. Brian Who? If you ask that question, you belong to the approximate 2% of our listenership who don't know this head of the Open Source Program Office (OSPO) of a tiny start-up called Redhat :-). Then this episode is especially for you. But apart from contributing to Redhat'…

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One SIM to rule them all: How eUICC transforms IoT connectivity - We talk IoT #71 24:50

4M ago24:50

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In this episode, we dive into eUICC technology with Gregory Laloy, IoT Product Line Director at Thales Cybersecurity and Digital Identity. We explore how embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Cards revolutionise IoT connectivity by eliminating physical SIM management and enabling remote carrier switching. Gregory explains the technical foundations …

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LI_S02E45_Darknet_Diaries

4M ago

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This episode features Jack Rhysider of Darknet Diaries fame. Being an off-topic show (more to come here, for example, how to fail miserably when putting a puppet administration in place - we have screwed things up for the first two terms, but maybe Mr. Trump does have a third term?), we go into the nitty-gritty of how to produce a really successful…

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LI_S02E44_FLOSS_in_a_small_shop

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This show hosts Michael Jerger, a German entrepreneur who has successfully built a small empire of selling services around FLOSS components which his company has contributed to the community over the years. So if you always wanted to know how federated version control systems actually work, how to program Kubernetes using a functional programming l…

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Filling The Gaps - Paul Schwartz - Senarch 17:32

4M ago17:32

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Paul Martin Schwartz, co-founder and CEO of SenArch, talks about how solar-powered LoRaWAN gateways are filling the connectivity gaps that traditional infrastructure can’t reach. SenArch’s gateways are built to run reliably in extreme environments, with energy-optimized electronics and rugged AGM batteries that can operate for up to a month without…

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Arduino Nano R4, Bela Gem Funded, Nordic WiFi 6 Magic, and More! 39:21

4M ago39:21

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This week's Electromaker Show is now available on YouTube and everywhere you get your podcasts! Welcome to the Electromaker Show episode 171! The Electromaker Show returns! Today we look at the wonderful Bela Gem, a music and sound coding platform based on the PocketBeagle 2, Discover the nRF70x series from Nordic Semiconductor, and learn about the…

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Build For The Customers Of Our Customers - Fabio Rosa - TagoIO 22:26

5M ago22:26

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Fabio Rosa, CEO and founder of TagoIO, talks about what it takes to build an IoT platform that scales globally while staying grounded in customer needs. With over 1,000 supported devices and a GitHub-driven ecosystem for integrating LoRaWAN sensors, TagoIO has become a cornerstone in the IoT space. Fabio shares how his team prioritizes support for …

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LI_S02E43_Valkey

5M ago

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In this episode Martin and Chris host Kyle Davis and Dmitry Polyakovsky, two members of the Valley technical steering committee. Apart from a trip down memory lane (Kyle used to be a partner in crime when Martin and Chris were still working at Redis), this episode features insights into this more-than-instantly-popular drop-in replacement for Redis…

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Saving At Scale - Brandon Dalida 19:25

5M ago19:25

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Brandon Dalida, Regional Sales Director at MultiTech, talks about how large-scale LoRaWAN deployments succeed when they're designed around cost-efficiency, business alignment, and network structure. With over two decades in telecom and IoT, Brandon brings a deeply practical perspective on what makes LoRaWAN work for enterprise—especially when budge…

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The LoRaWAN Tsunami with Olivier Hersent 22:18

5M ago22:18

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Olivier Hersent, founder and CEO of Actility, talks about the accelerating convergence of LoRaWAN and BACnet in building automation, and what that means for retrofits, logistics, and the future of wireless sensing. With BACnet still dominating 70% of the building automation market—even on brand new PLCs—Olivier explains why making LoRaWAN invisible…

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Keeping trains on track: How AXO Track prevents railway delays with IoT sensors - We talk IoT #70 28:12

5M ago28:12

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In this episode, we explore the critical intersection of IoT technology and railway infrastructure with Oliver von Sperber, Managing Director at AXO Track, a German startup transforming railway switch maintenance. Twenty per cent of train delays stem from switch malfunctions, costing operators millions and frustrating passengers worldwide. Oliver a…

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LI_S02E42_LoCode_and_NoCode

5M ago

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This show is witness to Martin and Chris dabbling in the area of programming. Since both of them come from a computer science background, you may be forgiven to assume that this comes natural to them. Quite the opposite in fact. The lazy chaps that they are, they don't want to learn this either (which is quite challenging given their old age anyway…

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Chirpstack News - From Beginners to Mesh 16:38

5M ago16:38

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Orne Brocaar, founder and lead developer of ChirpStack, talks about building one of the most widely used open-source LoRaWAN network servers in the world. With over two million downloads across major versions, ChirpStack has become a foundational tool for developers, businesses, and governments deploying LoRaWAN infrastructure. In this episode, Orn…

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What Hasn't Been Done 18:32

5M ago18:32

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Bob Blanchard, Senior Manager of Business Development at Klika Tech, talks about how creative vision and technical execution come together in successful LoRaWAN deployments. With a background that blends artistic insight and engineering precision, Bob shares how seeing what doesn’t yet exist is a critical skill in both invention and solution design…

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#185 - The Power of NOT Knowing 14:40

6M ago14:40

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TXT Andy and say what's up? 208 908 3229 -- Hey friends, welcome back to The Sprinkler Nerd Show. Today, I want to take you down a slightly different path. This one's not about technology. Not about sensors. Not even about irrigation. It's about something more fundamental… something that shapes how we lead, how we teach, and how we grow. It's about…

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LI_S02E41_FalkorDB

6M ago

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This episode introduces FalkorDB, a graph database and much more as it turns out. Some old partners in crime (Guy Korland and Roi Lipman) from Martin's and Chris' days at Redis have taken the RedisGraph codebase (an extension turning native Redis into a full-blown graph DB) to new heights. Confused? Don't be - just listen to the episode. All will b…

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Build To The Standard - Eric Lenington - ObjectSpectrum 22:39

6M ago22:39

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Eric Lenington, founder and CEO of ObjectSpectrum, talks about the power of solving customer problems with LoRaWAN, and why the real strength of the technology lies not in theoretical performance, but in its thriving ecosystem. From commercial buildings to agricultural deployments and even vacation rental monitoring, Eric breaks down how his team d…

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Focus on the Edge: How Videam’s Smart Cameras Solve Real-World Problems - We talk IoT #69 39:16

6M ago39:16

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In this episode, we explore the future of computer vision with Tommaso Scuccato and Marco Bergamin from Videam, an Italian startup that brings AI-powered vision systems to the edge. Videam tackles diverse challenges from ski pass fraud detection to traffic monitoring using custom-built cameras that process AI algorithms locally. Their patented tech…

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LI_S02E40_FLOSS_in_education

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In this episode our two hosts tackle the difficult subject of FLOSS in education. Beyond the ubiquitous Microsoft training courses thinly disguised as computer science classes in just too many second and third level education institutions. Plus bonus content: Chris sheds some light on his shady past as an assistant lecturer in computer science. Nev…

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Practical & Economical: LoRaWAN with Henry Huang 19:37

6M ago19:37

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Henry Huang, CEO of Browan Communications, talks about Browan’s cost-effective, hybrid IoT strategies and real-world applications in Indoor positioning, Asset tracking, and IoT in Hospitals. Leverages existing Wi-Fi APs and LoRaWAN gateways to deliver Indoor positioning and Asset tracking while keeping customer costs down Demonstrates practical IoT…

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Network Analysis for LoRaWAN - Dimitris Mamalis at Kudzu 19:09

6M ago19:09

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Dimitris Mamalis, co-founder and CEO of Kudzu Technologies, talks about redefining how we understand and manage LoRaWAN networks. With roots in embedded systems and early experience using LoRa before the LoRaWAN protocol even existed, Dimitris brings a sharp, systems-level perspective to the challenges of deploying reliable long-range networks. In …

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The Swiss Way - Liliane Paradise with Miromico 21:39

6M ago21:39

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Liliane Paradise, COO of Miromico, talks about building industrial-grade LoRaWAN devices with Swiss precision, pioneering battery-free sensor systems, and the business case for hybrid battery configurations in critical environments. She shares how Miromico approaches product development from concept to mass production, prioritizing modularity, test…

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Meshtastic - The Beginning of a Vertical 19:06

7M ago19:06

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Jonathan Bennett, core developer and co-founder of Meshtastic Solutions, and Tony Good, hardware designer and entrepreneur, talk about the evolution of Meshtastic from a grassroots mesh network to a tool with real commercial potential. Meshtastic began as a communication system for hikers and adventurers operating beyond cell coverage. Today, it’s …

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Shush Money: How Hydronauten's Silent Pumps Save Millions in Energy Costs – We talk IoT #68 28:09

7M ago28:09

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In this episode, we conclude our special series on the Advanced Electronics Challenge with the winners themselves: Johannes Büker, CEO, and Paul Werner, CTO of Hydronauten GmbH. Their innovative solution addresses a significant hidden energy drain – pumps consume approximately 30% of the EU's electricity. Hydronauten addresses two critical challeng…

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LI_S02E39_Nextcloud_update

7M ago

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The focus of this episode is an update on a FLOSS project named Nextcloud. Since the Inlaws had Frank Karlitschek, the project founder, first on the show, a lot has happened. Nextcloud evolved from a mere file-sharing solution to a full-blown collaboration suite that comes with a market place of apps, including, for example, conferencing functional…

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The Value Add Business - Rokland with Jason Opdyke 19:14

7M ago19:14

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Jason Opdyke, CEO of Rokland Technologies, shares his insights on the evolving landscape of LoRaWAN and the impact of emerging technologies like Meshtastic. Opdyke highlights how Meshtastic, an off-grid, decentralized, point-to-point mesh network technology, is revolutionizing communication by integrating seamlessly with LoRaWAN networks. Key discu…

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Filling The Connectivity Gaps - Satellite LoRaWAN with Telemaco Melia 19:54

7M ago19:54

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Telemaco Melia, Vice President and General Manager of EchoStar Mobile, talks about building a satellite-powered LoRaWAN network that fills in the last-mile connectivity gaps for IoT deployments across Europe and the U.S. In this episode, Telemaco explains how satellite LoRaWAN is being used to extend coverage to remote locations where deploying gat…

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LoRaWAN in Japan - Kevin Cantrell & CropWatch 18:36

7M ago18:36

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Kevin Cantrell, CEO and founder of CropWatch, discusses how LoRaWAN technology is transforming IoT applications in rural Japan. Kevin shares insights into how CropWatch is addressing specific business needs in agriculture, infrastructure, and public safety. Kevin details the critical benefits of LoRaWAN for cold chain monitoring, emphasizing how it…

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Cycle Breakers: How Belle Health's Smart Ring is Transforming Women's Health – We talk IoT #67 38:21

7M ago38:21

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In this episode, we explore the cutting-edge intersection of femtech and medical innovation with Victoria Schoeffel and Rafael Schaider from Belle Health, the second-place winners of the Advanced Electronics Challenge at embedded world. Belle Health tackles one of the most overlooked areas of healthcare: the impact of hormonal fluctuations on women…